[Robotgroup] [OT] World's most powerful Petawatt laser!

[Def Egge]

Quoting Andre Lamothe <ceo at nurve.net>:

> Well, its very misleading since this is not continuous power or a pulse that
> is even remotely long at the atomic scale. Chris Knight stills holds the
> record with 6 megawatts continuous power for 10-15 seconds :)
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> Andre'
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> Wired blog:
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>       http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/04/texans-build-wo.html
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> New Scientist article:
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>       http://tinyurl.com/4z2d4n
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> Mike
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It only has to be long enough to aid in simulation of the forces at  
work during a supernova, right?

I suppose that if the use of a 6 MW laser pulsed for 15 seconds would  
provide the necessary energy to do the job, they might have used such  
a unit.  ;-)


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All the best....


Mike